Antonia Perricone's guest appearances

Antonia Perricone

Talking with Painters

House of Style

Paul Ryan

Guy Maestri

Lewis Miller

William Robinson

Tim Allen

Justin Williams

Nicole Kelly

Laura Jones

Alan Jones

David Griggs

Daniel Boyd

Tony Costa

Lisa Slade

Ben Quilty

Kathrin Longhurst

OwlTail

Growing up in a tight-knit multi-cultural community in Sydney's western suburbs, Antonia was raised in a traditional Italian household where everything was made by hand, including her clothes. This interest in clothes landed her first job - assistant fashion stylist for David Jones's advertising department, at 16. She then became lead stylist for the brand and freelanced for other brands and a tv station.After having children, her passion for art and desire to have an education grew strong, so she enrolled into art school at age 46. Since graduating, she has taken many leaps up the art world ranks to now one of Australia's leading artists. Her accolades all stem from just a simple longing to feel creatively fulfilled.As friends of Antonia, we couldn't be prouder. Not only is she incredibly talented, she is also one of the kindest, most thoughtful and friendliest women in the art world. We are so excited to share her story with you.

Growing up in a tight-knit multi-cultural community in Sydney's western suburbs, Antonia was raised in a traditional Italian household where everything was made by hand, including her clothes. This interest in clothes landed her first job - assistant fashion stylist for David Jones's advertising department, at 16. She then became lead stylist for the brand and freelanced for other brands and a tv station. After having children, her passion for art and desire to have an education grew strong, so she enrolled into art school at age 46. Since graduating, she has taken many leaps up the art world ranks to now one of Australia's leading artists. Her accolades all stem from just a simple longing to feel creatively fulfilled. As friends of Antonia, we couldn't be prouder. Not only is she incredibly talented, she is also one of the kindest, most thoughtful and friendliest women in the art world. We are so excited to share her story with you.

Episode 30 Antonia Perricone

Antonia Mrljak

Antonia Mrljak’s art exudes a dynamic force. It mirrors her personality – one of energy, vibrancy and a sure sense of direction. She is one of Australia’s most exciting emerging abstract artists.  But it wasn’t until after a career in fashion and creating a family that, almost by accident, she discovered that painting was the perfect way for her to express her experiences.  Her Sicilian background and childhood strongly influence her work and this interview is as much a story of the journey of second generation Australians as it is the ability to succeed in art through sheer passion.  Enterprisingly, she painted live at Sydney Contemporary in 2019 creating a nine metre high work in front of thousands of viewers attending the art fair.  Antonia is represented in both Sydney and Melbourne by major commercial galleries and has a busy post-COVID year in 2021. Scroll down for details of upcoming shows.  We recorded this podcast interview in Antonia’s studio in Sydney surrounded by her recent work. To hear our conversation click on ‘play’ beneath the above feature photo.  Scroll down to see a short video of Antonia in her studio and at her exhibition at Nanda\Hobbs gallery on the Talking with Painters YouTube channel. Upcoming shows  James Makin Gallery, launch and catalogue release, 11 December 2020 Nanda\Hobbs, group show, ‘Place’, January 2021 James Makin Gallery, summer group show, January 2021 James Makin Gallery, solo show, 2021 Nanda\Hobbs salon show (special edition), April 2021 Becker Minty, solo show, 2021 https://youtu.be/DMnb7YduKLwAntonia Mrljak talks with Maria Stoljar in her studio – YouTube video‘Ritual’, 2020, oil on linen, 183 x 152cm‘Girl with fig’, 2020, 183 x 152cm‘The clouds moved so quickly it left the sky blue’, 2020, oil on linen, 146 x 146cm‘A garden of rust and desire’, 2020, oil on linen, 157 x 158cm ‘I have come home I’, 2020, oil on linen, 183 x 152cm ‘No rules’, 2020, oil on linen, 152 x 122cm

<h4>Antonia Mrljak’s art exudes a dynamic force. It mirrors her personality – one of energy, vibrancy and a sure sense of direction. She is one of Australia’s most exciting emerging abstract artists. </h4> But it wasn’t until after a career in fashion and creating a family that, almost by accident, she discovered that painting was the perfect way for her to express her experiences. Her Sicilian background and childhood strongly influence her work and this interview is as much a story of the journey of second generation Australians as it is the ability to succeed in art through sheer passion. Enterprisingly, she painted live at Sydney Contemporary in 2019 creating a nine metre high work in front of thousands of viewers attending the art fair. Antonia is represented in both Sydney and Melbourne by major commercial galleries and has a busy post-COVID year in 2021. Scroll down for details of upcoming shows. We recorded this podcast interview in Antonia’s studio in Sydney surrounded by her recent work. To hear our conversation click on ‘play’ beneath the above feature photo. Scroll down to see a short video of Antonia in her studio and at her exhibition at Nanda\Hobbs gallery on the Talking with Painters YouTube channel. <h4>Upcoming shows </h4> <a href="https://jamesmakingallery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James Makin Gallery</a>, launch and catalogue release, 11 December 2020 <a href="https://nandahobbs.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nanda\Hobbs</a>, group show, ‘Place’, January 2021 <a href="https://jamesmakingallery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James Makin Gallery</a>, summer group show, January 2021 <a href="https://jamesmakingallery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James Makin Gallery</a>, solo show, 2021 <a href="https://nandahobbs.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nanda\Hobbs</a> salon show (special edition), April 2021 <a href="https://www.beckerminty.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Becker Minty,</a> solo show, 2021 <a href="https://youtu.be/DMnb7YduKLw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/DMnb7YduKLw</a> Antonia Mrljak talks with Maria Stoljar in her studio – YouTube video ‘Ritual’, 2020, oil on linen, 183 x 152cm ‘Girl with fig’, 2020, 183 x 152cm ‘The clouds moved so quickly it left the sky blue’, 2020, oil on linen, 146 x 146cm ‘A garden of rust and desire’, 2020, oil on linen, 157 x 158cm ‘I have come home I’, 2020, oil on linen, 183 x 152cm ‘No rules’, 2020, oil on linen, 152 x 122cm

Ep 102:  Antonia Perricone Mrljak